Date:         Sun, 20 Feb 2000 00:23:04 PST
Reply-To:     Tony Peet <tpvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Tony Peet <tpvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Fwd: Re: Any secrets for staying awake at the wheel?(little
              vanagon content)
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I have a mister/spray bottle of purified water with me and when I feel a
little drowsey I 'mist' my face liberally and open the window and just let
the water evaporate/cool.  Works better than anything else I've tried.
(Sometimes I indulge myself and buy the Evian 'atomizers' that come in small
sizes just perfect for the glove box.)



Tony
'91 Syncro Westy ('teepee')
Pacific Grove, CA


>From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
>Reply-To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Any secrets for staying awake at the wheel?(little vanagon
>          content)
>Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 18:35:20 -0700
>
>My dad says that back when he did a bit of truck driving, he'd close his
>eyes and try to count to ten.  Says he never made it past seven and that
>would give him enough adrenaline to last an hour or so.
>
>No, I don't really quite believe this, but you never know.
>
>Karl Wolz
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Martin Jagersand" <vwjag@HAMMER.CS.JHU.EDU>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 2:14 PM
>Subject: Re: Any secrets for staying awake at the wheel?(little vanagon
>content)
>
>
> > Like many people have already said: don't push yourself. Know when it
> > is time to pull over and take a nap.
> >
> > That said, my trick to stay more alert is to do something interactive.
> > Just listening to the radio is too passive, but for instance listening
>and
> > participating in an interactive cassette language course keeps me wide
>awake.
> >
> > Thinking of exciting math, physics and VW brain teasers also works.
> > (Great also when waiting in lines or stuck in boring meetings)
> >
> > /Martin
> > --
> > Westy 1.9l Turbo Diesel
> > Quantum 1.6l Turbo Diesel
> >
> > New and used parts for sale, gas and Diesel:
> >
> >     http://www.cs.yale.edu/~jag/vw/forsale.html
> >
> > Martin Jagersand                 email: vwjag@hammer.cs.jhu.edu
> > Computer Science Department
> > Johns Hopkins University
> >
> >         Slow down and visit the VW diesel Westy page:
> >           WWW: http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/vw
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------

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